water closet
Example Sentences
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Paar left his program after NBC censors cut a water closet joke from his monologue, which became one of the biggest TV industry controversies of that era.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025
However, despite the European-style bathroom with a separate water closet, the bathroom had enough room to be comfortable.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2022
Photos of his alleged water closet circulated all over social media, showing a veritable throne with lion heads.
From Slate • Jul. 28, 2021
The place is standard tenement issue: 12 feet wide, bathtub in the kitchen, a water closet and no room for a proper stove or fridge.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2020
He’s so far out of this century he can’t go to the bathroom, he goes to the water closet.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
